Has civilian dress attire changed?

I still wear suits or at least sports coats with slacks and dress shirt almost all of the time. I don't normally wear a US Flag on the lapel but I do wear a small Marine Corps emblem. Most civilians don't know what it is. Those that served generally do and I start some great conversations with Marines and even those from other services.

I don't think you're out of touch, just different preferences.

I usually don't wear a lapel pin at all, and my tie bars/chains are rather subdued or plain.

As for the vandals.... no words.

CSM Hayden, thats disturbing that someone tried to vandalize your car.

I was in the corporate world 9/11. Overnight wearing a flag pin became a required accessory on a suit lapel. Today said accessory is a rare sight. I still wear mine and always will. BTW, I am a lifelong Democrat!

Someone tries to REMOVE ANYTHING of mine I slise them with the razor blade.

When I reported to Fort Benning in 1964, blue jeans were illegal on post.

My first job out of the military, I was blessed to have a good mentor that was prior service. He used to wear his highest medal as a lapel pin (Bronze Star). He did it because veterans would understand and it was a way to show his prior service without being over the top. Ever since then I always wore a Flag Pin, a Medal Lapel Pin, my Aviation Wings Lapel Pin, or some other kind of Military Pin. I don't think it has to be a flag specifically. Every American should wear a flag, we get the choice to wear something else since we were the less than 1% to actually serve.

I see some wearing american flag lapel pins every now and then. It depends on the event and who the person is. I usually see it mostly with elected officials. For me, I wear my American Legion lapel pin when I wear a suite. It shows that I served and also doesn't generate any hate for the nation. I have found that there are a lot of people who are angry at the government and associate the flag with politicians. I am also the type of person who is private and keep things that have significant value or meaning to me private.

CSM Hayden-I'm not personally aware (which may be a problem in and of itself) of any regulation requiring serving active or reserve personnel to wear the US flag pin when in civilian attire, though I know it was something of a convention-and a good one at that!

I don't wear one for several reasons-First, I'm hesitant to wear "insignia" of any sort as a civilian; I've learned that I'm "one of them" now, and my actions speak louder than my "symbols". Second, there are subtler, more personal "lapel pins" I do wear on occasion to signify my service-the enamel MSM or NCM, my honorable discharge pin, or a small replica of the Maltese Cross of the Knights of St. Lazarus. Finally...when I see someone of "my age" wearing a US flag lapel pin, I tend to assume they are either a member of the elected government, or agent thereof.

Normally if I wear a tie, I use a brass rank pin for a tie tack.